As wildfires continue to ravage California, social media is flooded with misinformation about their origins and impacts. DW investigates the most viral claims.

The so-called tourism trip saw Donald Trump Jr., far-right political pundit Charlie Kirk, and Trump administration staffer Sergio Gor visit the self-governing Danish territory at a time when the president-elect has made some odd jokes and eyebrow-raising militaristic threats about buying Greenland.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As cataclysmic wildfires rage across Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t been ... I’ve seen in my 25 years on the fire department,” Los Angeles Fire Capt.

On January 8, massive fires erupted in Los Angeles, resulting in at least five fatalities, the destruction of hundreds of buildings, and the evacuation of over 130,000 residents. American entrepreneur John LeFevre posted on X, suggesting California fires weren’t being controlled because surplus fire equipment was sent to Ukraine.